Washing machine and the like



Oct. 24, 1933. B. R. BIGGS WASHING MACHINE AND THE LIKE Filed July 26,1929 1N V EN TOR. 35W/7A R 5/663 BY@ @m4/WLM A TTORNEY Patented Oct. 24,1933 A UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE WASHING MACHINE AND THE LIKE BerthaR. Biggs, Los Angeles, Calif. Application July 26, 1929. Serial No.381,165

4 Claims. (Cl. 141-9) My invention relates to washing machines and tingand inverted relation to each other forming the like, and the objects ofmy invention are: a table.

First, to provide a washing machine which is par- Like characters ofreference refer to similar ticularly simple and economical ofconstruction parts and portions throughout the Views of the 5- and alsoone which is .very light, though rigid, drawing. 60

' and adapted to be readily conveyed from one The supporting frame of myapparatus is a room or from one place to another; second, to tallportable structure preferably made of strucprovide a washing machine ofthis class which tural iron. It consists primarily of up-rights l, maybe used for washing clothes, dishes, or other 2, 8 and 4, horizontalsupporting members 5 se- -10 articles; third, to provide a washingmachine of curing together in pairs the upright members 1 65` this classhaving an exterior receptacle and an and 3 and the upright members 2 and4, and a interior foraminous receptacle or tray which may plurality ofcross members or cross connecting may be raised read-ily from and abovethe eX- members connecting and securing rigidly relaterior receptacle topermit ready access to the tive to each other the pairs of uprightmembers,

washed clothes, or other articles, within the exsaid cross connectingmembers in this instance 70` terior receptacle or whereby dishes, orotherarconsisting of a plate 6 secured at its opposite ticles, placedwithin the foraminous receptacle edges to the lower pair of horizontalsupports, or tray may be raised from and above the eX- a plate 7positioned above the plate 6 and secured terior receptacle when the sameare washed; at its ends to the upright members l and 2, and

--270 fourth, to provide novel means at the upper poran inverted channelshaped or bridge member 8 75 tion ofthe frame on which the receptaclesare connecting the upper ends of the two pairs of supported forraisingthe foraminous tray from upright members. The cross connectingmemthe water contained in the receptacle; fifth, to ber 8 is preferablysecured to and supported at provide a novelly constructed portablesupportits opposite ends by frame members 9 which are 2.5 ing frame'fora machine ofthis class having a in the form of trusses and connect orspan the 8O plurality of horizontal supports for supporting 1110981"ends f @30h Pair 0f upright members. the washing means and trays onvarious eleva- The upright mem-bers l and 2, which are prefertionsthereon; and,- sixth, to provide as a whole ably at the rear side of theframe, are prefera novellygconstructed machine of this class and ably inthe form of angle irons for rigidity of one which will not readilydeteriorate or get out construction, one of the flanges thereof serving85 of order. as a stop for the tray mounted on the frame. With these andother objects in view, as will The other or front upright members 3 and4 are appear hereinafter, my invention consists of cerpreferably made ofstrap iron and positioned with tain novel features of construction,combination their flat sides toward each other. Thus, the

and arrangement of parts and portions as will opening of the front sideof the frame is larger 90 Y 4Q Figure 1 is a perspective View of my newapiron with one of the flanges of each directed be hereinafter describedin detail, reference bethan at the rear side, facilitating the placinging had to the accompanying drawing and to the of the tray within theframe on the horizontal characters of reference thereon which form asupports 5. It will be here noted that the horipart of this applicationin which: zontal supports 5 are preferably made of angle paratusembodying my invention in one form; inwardly forming horizontal ledgeson each pair certain parts and portions thereof being broken of uprightmembers.

away and in section to facilitate the illustration; At the lower ends ofthe upright members and other parts being shown by dotted lines areattached suitable casters lO for readily conv 45 mounted thereon; Fig. 2is a perspective view on veying the apparatus from place to place. 00

an enlarged scale showing the exterior or water The traysaforementioned, and designated 2l containing receptacle of the washingmeans sepin the drawing, are relatively flat trays having arate andapart from the other elements; Fig. 3 relatively low upwardly extendingiianges suris a perspective view on an enlarged scale of the roundingthe saine, and preferably made of sheet foraminous tray adapted to beplaced within the metal. One of these trays is shown on a re- 105receptacle; Fig. 4 is a perspectiverview of a form duced scale in Fig. 4and others are shown supof tray adapted to be removably positioned onthe ported on the frame in Fig. 1. These trays, as supporting frame;and, 5is a fragmentary shown, are oblong and are supported at theirelevational View of a portion of the supporting ends on inwardlyextending flanges of the horframe showing a pair of trays mounted inabutizontal supports 5. 110

On one of these trays 21 is removably supported the washing means whichconsists essentially of a receptacle A and a tray B. The receptacle Aconsists of a receptacle member 31 which is provided at its oppositeends with downwardly extending legs 32 which support the receptacle onone of the trays 2l. Against and to the inner sides of the opposite endsof the receptacle member 3l are secured tray supporting members 33 whichare in the form of housings. These supporting members are channel shapedvertically from end to end, that is, they are of substantially U-shapedcross section, with the open side of the U-shapedirected outwardlyagainst the end walls of the receptacle member 31. At the edges of theflanges of the channels are provided laterally extending flanges 33awhich secure the members 33 to the receptacle member 31. The channels ofthe members 33 are open from end to end so that there are no pocketstherein in which water may lodge and be prevented from escaping when thereceptacle member 31 is drained. These supporting members extend invertical directions and are provided in the bottom walls of thechannels, which are the inner sides of the members 33 extending towardthe central portion of the receptacle member, with vertical slots 33hwhich terminate short of the lower ends of the members 33 and providebearings for the tray A. The upper ends of the slots 33h are aredoutwardly so as to facilitate the introduction into the slots oftrunnions bearing the tray B. At the lower portion of the receptaclemember 3l is provided a suitable coclr 34 for draining the same. At theupper portions of the opposite ends of the receptacle 31 are providedhandles 35 to facilitate the manual handling of the receptacle A or topermit the same to be more readily raised or lowered from the frame bymeans hereinafter described.

The tray B is substantially in the form of a cylinder with a smallportion cut away at one side of the axis. At the axis of the traymember, designated 36, are trunnions' 37 which are mounted onV the endwalls of the tray member. These trunnions are'adapted to be insertedinto the slots 33h and to rest at the lower ends of such slots wherebythe tray B may be readily oscillated from side to side. At the ends ofthe trunnions 37 may be provided heads, as shown in Fig. 3, said headsbeing positioned within the housing members 33 for centrally locatingthe tray B within the receptacle member 31. The side and end walls ofthe tray member 36 are perforated to permit water to pass therein andtherefrom. Within the tray member are provided a plurality of transversepartitions 38 and, if desired, longitudinal or short longitudinalpartitions 39. All of these partitions are preferably perforated asshown. At the opposite ends of the tray member 36 are provided handles40 to `facilitate the raising of such tray from the receptacle member31.

It will be here noted that when the apparatus is used as a clotheswashing machine, the clothes are placed within the receptacle member 31and the clothes and water therein are agitated by the oscillation of thetray member 36. When the apparatus is used as a dish washer, the dishesare placed within the several compartments of the tray member 36, and asthe tray member is oscillated back and forth by hand, the dishes arewashed. After the dishes are washed, the tray member 36 is raised fromthe receptacle member 31, permitting the dishes to drip and also to dry.

From the under side of the bridge member 8 depends supports 41 at thelower ends of which are rotatably mounted sheaves 42 and 43, the latterof which may be made wider than the former. On one of the truss members9 is also mounted a wide sheave 44, as shown in Fig. 1. Around thesesheaves extend chains 45 and 46, the former of which extends around orover all of the sheaves, and the latter extends around or over thesheaves 43 and 44 only. 'Io the end of the chain, or other iiexibleconnector 45, which extends downwardly from the sheave 42 and to the endof the chain or other flexible connector 46 extending downwardly fromthe sheave 43 are secured hooks 47 which are adapted to be connected toeither the handles 35 of the receptacle member 3l, or the handles 40 ofthe tray member 36, for raising the same as stated above. The chains orother flexible connectors 45 and 46 are connected together and extendeddownwardly at the outside of the frame in a single chain or exibleconnector. At the lower end of vsaid single chain'is secured a suitablehook member 48 which is adapted to hook under one of the severalhorizontal supports for holding the hooks 47 and therefore thereceptacle member Bland the tray member 36 in the desired raisedposition.

It will be here noted that two of the horizontal supports 5, namely thesupports designated 5 and 5, may be positioned relatively close to eachother so that a pair of trays 2l may be inserted in abutting relationbetween 'such horizontal supports with portions thereof extending fromthe frame.` When these trays are inverted, as shown in Fig. v5, the sameform a convenient table on the frame.

At one side of the frame may be pivotally mounted a shelf 51 forsupportingk articles thereon in convenient relation to therwashing meansand the tray, said shelf being pivotally mounted at its inner edge onthe frame. If desired, such shelf may be raised about its pivotal axisto a vertical position and out of the way. This shelf may be supportedby a strap 53 which is pivotally connected at its lower end to the shelf51 and pivotally connected at its upper end to a U-shaped retaining rail52 which is pivotally mounted at the vends of its legs to the same sideof the frame at which the shelf 51 is mounted, and also directly abovethe shelf. The retaining rail Y52 may be held in a horizontal positionby chains 54 which facilitate the holding of the shelf 51 in ahorizontal position.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction,,combinationand arrangement ioo iio

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of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited to this particularconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, butdesire to include in the scope of my invention, the construction,combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letter Patent is:

1.V In an apparatus of the class described, a

frame, a receptacle mounted on and within the frame, a perforated traypositioned within and pivotally mounted on the receptacle, means at theupper portion of the frame for raising thetray from the receptacle, saidmeans comprising sheaves at the upper portion of the frame, chainsextending around the sheaves, and downwardly therefrom at one side ofthe frame, and means at the opposite end of each chain extendingdownwardly from the sheaves for separately connecting each chain to theopposite end of the perforated tray.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, a frame, a receptacle mountedon and within the frame, a perforated tray positioned within andpivotally mounted on the receptacle, means at the upper portion of theframe for raising the tray from the receptacle, said means comprisingsheaves at the upper portion of the frame, chains extending around thesheaves, and downwardly therefrom at one side of the frame, means at theopposite ends of each chain extending downwardly from the sheaves forseparately connecting each chain to the opposite end of said tray, and ahook on the ends of the chains which extend at the side of the frame forengaging a portion of the frame for holding the tray in a raisedposition.

3. In a dish washing machine, a frame, a receptacle readily removablymounted within said frame, a perforated tray positioned within andpivotally mounted at its opposite ends on said receptacle provided withupwardly extending loop means at its opposite ends, and means at theupper portion of the frame for raising the tray from the receptacle,said means including sheaves suspended from the upper portion of saidframe inwardly from the ends thereof in spaced relation to each other,chains extending around the sheaves and downwardly therefrom along theoutside of said frame at one side thereof, and hook means at theopposite ends of each chain extending downwardly from the sheaves forseparately connecting the chains to said loops at the opposite ends ofthe perforated tray.

4. In a dish washing machine, a frame, a receptacle readily removablymounted within said frame, a perforated tray positioned within andpivotally mounted at its opposite ends on said receptacle provided withupwardly extending loop means at its opposite ends, means at the upperportion of the frame for raising the tray from the receptacle, saidmeans including sheaves suspended from the upper portion of said frameinwardly from the ends thereof in spaced relation to each other, chainsextending around the sheaves and downwardly therefrom along the outsideof said frame at one side thereof, hook means at the opposite ends ofeach chain extending downwardly from the sheaves for separatelyconnecting the chains to said loops at the opposite ends of theperforated tray, and another hook means on the ends of the chains whichextend at the side of the frame provided with a handle portion thereon,said last mentioned hook means being adapted to engage portions of theframe at one end only for holding the tray in variable raised positions.

BERTI-IA R. BIGGS.

